PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS COLUMN: …* Four: The state’s controversial voter-ID law, suspended for last year’s election and this year’s primary, goes to trial in July.
Even if Kane defends the law (she opposed it as a candidate and has authority to opt out), the agency charged with implementation, the Department of State, will be represented by lawyers for [Gov. Tom] Corbett.
If it’s overturned, he looks inept and/or is forced to appeal. If it’s upheld, then appealed, it drags into 2014, handing Democrats a hammer, and minority and urban voters a reason to turn out… (more)
